But What Can You Do? tracks where 2026 candidates stand on U.S. weapons and funding for the government of Israel. How we check
Connie Chan
Democrat · U.S. House, California District 11
✓OpposesFrom their own words
How this mark works
We track key votes on sending U.S. weapons and money to the government of Israel. A check means every tracked vote they cast came down against sending more, on the side of peace and de-escalation. A question mark means a mixed record: they sided with sending up to half of the time. An X means they voted to send more weapons and money in over half of their tracked votes, even as the way those weapons and dollars were being used became more and more obvious. At exactly half, money this election cycle from a lobbying group we track, or an endorsement from a group that backs sending weapons, makes it an X. Only votes actually cast are counted. Where a candidate has no recorded votes on these bills, the mark comes instead from a reviewed reading of their public record (money from the lobbying groups we track, endorsements, and their own words since January 26, 2024). There an X also covers fully backing the conduct of the war by the government of Israel without significant reservations, and a question mark also covers speaking about Israel without saying clearly where they stand on U.S. weapons and funding. A dash means No Position Found: we found nothing in their own words about Israel, Gaza or the war.
Chan said in July 2026 that in Congress she will "oppose any aid to Israel" and work to stop what she calls the Israeli government's genocidal actions against Palestinians. On a Track AIPAC questionnaire she backed a total arms embargo on Israel.
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In a July 2026 statement to The Intercept, reported by Jewish Insider, Chan said: "In Congress, we will oppose any aid to Israel and do everything in our power to stop their government's genocidal actions against the Palestinian people." That month she accepted an endorsement from Track AIPAC after completing a questionnaire in which she affirmed that Israel is committing genocide, supported a total arms embargo on Israel, and backed requiring AIPAC to register as a foreign agent. At a March 2026 candidate debate she called for halting U.S. offensive military weapons funding for Israel and signaled yes when asked whether Israel is committing genocide in Gaza; the debate account rests on a video source and is pending verification. Her campaign platform reportedly pledges to co-sponsor the Block the Bombs Act, which would bar transfer of U.S. weapons used by the Israeli military in Gaza, but that item's only source would not open.
On campaign money, a decision separate from any weapons or aid position: her foreign policy page states her campaign "will not take money from corporate PACs, AIPAC or its lobbyists and representatives." In June 2026 her spokesperson called attempts to link her campaign to pro-Israel lobbying groups "absurd and laughable".
As a San Francisco supervisor in January 2024, inside this site's months after October 7, 2023, she voted for the board's 8-3 resolution calling for a sustained ceasefire in Gaza; details are on the research page. After a June 2026 incident in which her opponent Scott Wiener was confronted by activists at the Trans March, her spokesperson said what matters is how Wiener felt and that "We must stand in solidarity against hate whenever someone tells us they are experiencing hate."
The money
Checked the five lobbying groups we track; no direct 2026 support found
2026 support from the five lobbying groups we track
Nothing recorded (as of 2026-07-23) from the five lobbying groups we track; earlier cycles and earmarked donations not yet tracked.
Support-only OpenFEC data. Opposition independent expenditures are excluded.
✓ Endorsed by Track AIPAC
Track AIPACA watchdog on AIPAC-linked money. It backs candidates who reject AIPAC support and call for an arms embargo and conditions on aid to the government of Israel.These endorsements come from groups that push to restrict or end U.S. weapons transfers to the government of Israel. Endorsements from these groups are shown for information; they do not decide the mark.
In their words
“In Congress, we will oppose any aid to Israel and do everything in our power to stop their government's genocidal actions against the Palestinian people.”
The notes behind this card: what we looked at, what we found, and where each item came from.
U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel
2024-01-09 [Months after October 7, 2023]: Voted for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors' 8-3 resolution calling for a sustained ceasefire in Gaza and criticizing the use of U.S. funding and weapons in the military campaign. LA Times, 2024-01-10. A CAIR-SFBA ceasefire tracker cited alongside would not open (unlinked).
2026-03-31 [Current position; pending verification, video source]: At a congressional candidate debate, called for halting U.S. offensive military assistance to Israel; per an initial search she said "There should be no offensive military weapons funding" and advocated prioritizing humanitarian assistance to Gaza. YouTube short; the Jewish Insider article, when opened, did not carry the quote.
2026 platform [source did not open (localcandidates.org, which would not open); unlinked; not card-used]: Pledge to immediately co-sponsor the Block the Bombs Act to prohibit transfer of U.S. weapons used by the Israeli military in Gaza. The campaign's own foreign policy page displayed no content under its Palestine/Israel heading when opened 2026-08-10.
2026-07-22 [Current position; verified]: To The Intercept: "In Congress, we will oppose any aid to Israel and do everything in our power to stop their government's genocidal actions against the Palestinian people." Jewish Insider
Characterization of the conflict
2024-01-09 [Months after October 7, 2023]: Supported the board resolution condemning the Israeli military's bombardment of Gaza, citing civilian deaths and displacement. jweekly, 2024-01-09
2026-03-31 [Current position; pending verification]: Signaled "Yes" at a debate when asked whether Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. YouTube short. A jpost.com source would not open (unlinked).
2026 platform [source did not open (localcandidates.org, which would not open); unlinked; not card-used]: Platform reportedly characterizes Gaza as a "genocide of the Palestinian people" and calls for "never repeating the genocide in Gaza" and ending the occupation of the West Bank.
2026-07-21 [Current position; verified]: Track AIPAC questionnaire affirmations: Israel is committing genocide; Congress must end U.S. complicity; support for "a total arms embargo on Israel". Mission Local, Jewish Insider
Rhetoric and lobbying
2026 platform [Current position; undated page; verified 2026-08-10]: "Connie Chan for Congress will not take money from corporate PACs, AIPAC or its lobbyists and representatives." A funding pledge, separate from any weapons or aid position; matches the site's existing stance record. Campaign foreign policy page
2026-06-01 [Current position]: Spokesperson called attempts to link her campaign to pro-Israel lobbying organizations "absurd and laughable" and restated her stance for ending military aid to Israel. SFist
2026-07-21 [Current position; verified]: Accepted Track AIPAC's endorsement; questionnaire included rejecting pro-Israel lobby support and backing AIPAC registration as a foreign agent. Mission Local
Safety and antisemitism (context, not a weapons or funding position)
2024-01-09 [Months after October 7, 2023]: The board resolution she supported condemned antisemitic, anti-Palestinian, and Islamophobic rhetoric and attacks. jweekly
2026 platform [source did not open (localcandidates.org, which would not open); unlinked]: Platform reportedly notes rising antisemitism and Islamophobia and pledges she "will always stand against and fight bigotry in any form."
2026-06-30 [Current position]: After the June 26 Trans March incident involving Scott Wiener, her spokesperson said: "In this moment, what matters is how State Senator Scott Wiener felt and feels about the interactions. We must stand in solidarity against hate whenever someone tells us they are experiencing hate." JTA
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